The status of family in law and bioethics
Subtitle: the  genetic context
By: by Roy Gilbar.
Publisher: Ashgate
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Aldershot, Hants, England; Burlington, VT
Language: eng
Number of pages: 270
Subjects: Informed consent (Medical law) -- Great Britain.; Medical laws and legislation -- Great Britian.; Disclosure of information -- Law and legislation -- Great Britain.; Medical ethics -- Great Britain.; Health risk assessment.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The liberal-communitarian debate in medical law and ethics; title: Formulating a family in genetics: a contextual framework; title: English tort law and the patient's family members; title: Medical confidentiality and genetic privacy; title: Who is the patient? the medical perception of the family; title: The status of family members - discussion and conclusions.